Title :
Hardware and software considerations for unmanned aircraft systems
Author :
Mutuel, Laurence H.
Author_Institution :
CGH Technol., Inc., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Unmanned aircraft systems foster a faster technological evolution path than manned aircraft as their application requires higher performance and/or automation while their implementation highlights power density constraints. While safety assurance methods are being evaluated with respect to hardware and software evolutions for applicability on a medium to long term horizon, issues may be already pertinent with unmanned aircraft systems. The paper summarizes a few relevant concerns and briefly provide recommendations. These concerns are being investigated so no document is available yet to support the demonstration of safety assurance in these contexts.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; air safety; air traffic control; aircraft control; autonomous aerial vehicles; hardware evolutions; power density constraints; safety assurance methods; software evolutions; technological evolution path; unmanned aircraft systems; Certification; Hardware; History; Reliability; Safety; Software; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), 2015
Conference_Location :
Herdon, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-7549-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSURV.2015.7121235
